The attorneys and legal firms for Kari Lake, the Republican nominee in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, should pay $122,200 in sanctions to Maricopa County, a U.S. district judge ruled Friday. “Plaintiffs’ counsel Andrew D. Parker, the law firm of Parker Daniels Kibort LLC, Kurt B. Olsen, and the law firm of Olsen Law PC, […]
A top election official in Maricopa County, Arizona, filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against GOP candidate Kari Lake, who responded by accusing him of trying to censor her. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer claimed he’s faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of allegations made by Lake about the 2022 midterm elections. Following the […]
Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s trial against Maricopa County continues on May 18. Lake has to prove that Maricopa County did not properly verify voter signatures on ballot envelopes during the 2022 midterm elections and that those problems changed the outcome of the election.
A three-day trial is scheduled to start Wednesday for Republican candidate Kari Lake to prove that Maricopa County did not properly verify voter signatures on ballot envelopes during the 2022 midterm elections and that those problems changed the outcome of the race. Lake first challenged the election in December. So far, two Arizona courts have […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s trial against Maricopa County starts on May 17. Lake has to prove that Maricopa County did not properly verify voter signatures on ballot envelopes during the 2022 midterm elections and that those problems changed the outcome of the race.
Arizona’s largest county is launching an investigation into the issues that caused chaos on Election Day. The probe will be “an important step in our efforts to get to the bottom of the printer issues that affected some Vote Centers on Election Day last November,” Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates and Vice […]
Police have found the remains of a teenager who was kidnapped last week during an armed home invasion in Phoenix, Arizona. Police are now investigating the case as a homicide. The remains of 17-year-old Jesse Sainz-Camacho were discovered in a rural part of Maricopa County, after he was taken from his Phoenix home on Dec. 19 […]
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An Arizona judge ruled against Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s election case, confirming the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona governor-elect. The court didn’t find any clear or convincing evidence that misconduct happened during the 2022 Arizona general election and confirmed Katie Hobbs’s election, Arizona Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson said in the ruling. Thompson […]
On the second and final day of Kari Lake’s trial in a lawsuit she filed against Maricopa County and secretary of state Katie Hobbs, attorneys exchanged blows in heated closing arguments. One argument shed further light on the facts in this case, another argument said there’s no evidence, and another cast blame on Republicans for […]
MESA, Ariz.—Attorneys representing Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and local election officials squared off in a Mesa courtroom on Dec. 22 with Lake’s side accusing the officials of “gaslighting” the public to believe problems on election day were minimal. Attorneys on the other side, meanwhile, called for a “day of reckoning” accusing Lake’s team of coming […]
On day two of Kari Lake’s trial in a case she filed against Maricopa County and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a polling expert said mostly Republican voters were negatively affected by problems on election day. He opined that long-time Republican voters likely didn’t vote on election day because of long lines and other […]
Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s trial in a case she filed against Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County election officials concluded on Dec. 22. A number of witnesses testified, including a polling expert who said mostly Republican voters were negatively affected by problems on Election Day. The U.S. Senate passed the $1.7 […]
MESA, Ariz.—The first of a two-day-trial began Wednesday in Maricopa County in an election lawsuit filed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake against Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs in her capacity as the current Arizona secretary of state, in an attempt to challenge the Nov. 8 election and schedule a new vote. The suit also names Maricopa […]
A judge overseeing an Arizona electoral lawsuit ruled on Friday that GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake may appoint an inspector to analyze a small selection of Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election. The inspection may begin on Dec. 20, unless Lake’s lawsuit is dismissed beforehand, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson said in […]
Emails from the FBI to Twitter released on Dec. 16 showed bureau officials flagging specific people for Twitter to take action against. A Maricopa County judge granted Kari Lake permission to inspect some ballots from the 2022 midterm election.
PHOENIX, Ariz.—The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted to certify the November midterm general election results despite angry voters claiming the county mishandled the election—if not rigged it. “It is what it is,” said District 5 board member Steve Gallardo, a Democrat, at the Nov. 28 public meeting in Phoenix. “This election was safe, secure, […]
Officials in Arizona’s embattled Maricopa County certified the 2022 election results at a special meeting on Nov. 28, despite several objections from county residents. The man charged with opening fire at a grocery store in a predominantly black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to 15 state charges.
Arizona’s Maricopa County on Nov. 27 responded to a request from the office of Arizona’s Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich, which had asked for details from the county on how it had handled the election after a “plethora of reports from election workers, poll watchers, and voters, including the county’s admission of widespread printer problems,” as […]
Officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County demanded county elections officials delay certification and answer questions about how the Nov. 8 midterm elections were conducted. The Maricopa County GOP said in a news release on Nov. 25 that the Maricopa Board of Supervisors should “delay certification” of its election results until those officials have “fully responded” to […]
